DDoS Malware - A Verisign &reg iDefense &reg Research Paper

Overview: Distributed denial of service (DDoS) malware and tools threaten an organization's Internet-facing systems. This technical brief covers DDoS-enabled malware and several DDoS-specific tools, their capabilities and the network indicators they generate while performing the attack methods. It includes new attack vectors observed in late 2012/early 2013 with regard to highly publicized and targeted DDoS attacks.